Woman Distracted by Phone Tumbles Through New Jersey Sidewalk Hatch

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PLAINFIELD, N.J. — A woman was seriously injured when she fell through a New Jersey sidewalk access door while looking at her phone Thursday.

It happened around noon as the 67-year-old woman was walking on Somerset Street in Plainfield, according to WPIX.

In surveillance video, the woman appears to be texting or playing a game when she flips over the access door in front of Acme Windows, falling several feet into a utility room below where several workers were.

She was extracted by emergency crews and rushed to the hospital.

The woman, who has not been identified, is listed in serious condition.